The arrest of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun for conducting a chuppah and kiddushin ceremony without a permit from the Rabbinate is a shocking disgrace. Indeed, Haiyun broke the law, but in this case the law itself is a disgrace, a law with a black flag flying over it. A law that states that marriages, even Orthodox, outside the framework of the Rabbinate, will not only not be registered, … [Read more...] about Yair Sheleg’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
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Rabbi Benny Lau’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
Stop this now. The Haifa police arrested Rabbi Dubi Haiyun, the rabbi of the Conservative community of Moriah in Haifa for (listen carefully): conducting a chuppah and kiddushin ceremony without the approval of the Rabbinate. Red line crossed. Someone there wants to burn down the nation’s home on us, and just before Tisha B'Av. Someone there does not understand what a unique … [Read more...] about Rabbi Benny Lau’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
Special Tribute In Memory of Rabbi Aaron Panken z”l
Rabbi Gordon Tucker sent this tribute to members of his congregation on Sunday, May 6, 2018. We share it today on behalf of Ruach Hiddush. Ruach Hiddush Executive Committee Rabbi Pam Frydman (Chair), Rabbi Mark Levin (Newsletter Editor), Rabbi Michael Chernick, Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Rabbi Uri Regev (Hiddush President and CEO) I write with the deepest … [Read more...] about Special Tribute In Memory of Rabbi Aaron Panken z”l
In defense of the right to care – by Rabbi Pam Frydman*
I believe it is unfair to claim that Jews of the Diaspora have developed an obsession for the Kotel, the Western Wall, as Peter Joseph stated in his article in The Forward. Love of the Kotel has been a carefully cultivated interest and passion fostered by Jewish leaders for centuries in order to keep our people connected with the only remaining remnant of the structure that … [Read more...] about In defense of the right to care – by Rabbi Pam Frydman*
The Shabbat bill controversy: A focused perspective on the religious debate and the conduct of religious politicians
In Hiddush's last newsletter, we highlighted a number of aspects involving the current controversy over the Shabbat bill. What we would now like to share with you, our colleagues, is a more focused perspective on the religious debate and the conduct of religious politicians in this controversy. This will give you deeper insight as to how this controversy factors in the ongoing … [Read more...] about The Shabbat bill controversy: A focused perspective on the religious debate and the conduct of religious politicians